Here's a photo of another redtailed hawk who didn't survive. Perhaps a victim of the etreme cold and not enough food to support the bird's metabolism. Photo by Tom Erdman.

Jan 02

A young red tailed hawk was feeding on a cottontail
at the edge of a sidewalk on UWGB this morning, within a few feet
of passersby. See a photo on our "photo of the week" web page. The need for food begins to outweigh normal caution.

Jan 01

Last month was snowier than usual and also colder. The
monthly average temp for Dec 2000 was11.4°, which is 8.8°
colder than average according to the National Weather Service. The
coldest temperature was -22° on Christmas day and the warmest
day was Dec 16 with a height temperature of 34°. The temperature
did not rise above 32° on 26 of 31 days.